Mutual funds are one of the most common investment options today. Recently, however, there's been an upsurge in interest in another financial product—Unit-Linked Insurance Plans, better known as ULIPs. Here's how they are different.

Education is a gift we all want to give our children, but as it gets costlier every year, it becomes more and more essential to plan our financial from the start to ensure that we can afford to send them to quality institutions.